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RASMUSSEN PHARM EXAM 3 NEWEST COMPLETE
90 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
||VERIFIED EXAM!!||(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!!
Which medication is often prescribed to treat fungal
infections of the mouth associated with oral steroid use? -
ANSWER-Nystatin
What class of antibiotics is effective against legionella,
pertussis, and H. pylori? - ANSWER-macrolides
All antibiotics should be taken with adequate amounts of
what fluid in order to protect the kidneys? - ANSWER-
water
If ordered, the antibiotic ceftriaxone (rocephin) can be
mixed with what - in order to reduce the pain of an IM
injection? - ANSWER-lidocaine
If you are administering an IV antibiotic & the patient
develops a rash - what should you do? - ANSWER-stop
the infusion and alert the physician
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Which medication requires peak and tough levels to be
drawn to ensure maximum effectiveness & limit renal
injury? - ANSWER-vancomycin
Why are patients with tuberculosis more likely to be on
more than one antibiotic - due to the likelihood of the
bacteria developing what? - ANSWER-resistance
Antibiotic use in women can lead to what type of vaginal
infection? - ANSWER-Fungal infection - yeast, candidiasis
Red man syndrome is associated with what antibiotic? -
ANSWER-vancomycin
What antibiotic can stain the teeth of young children,
cause photosensitivity, and should not be taken with milk?
- ANSWER-tetracycline
What medication requires peak and trough levels to be
drawn to ensure maximum effectiveness and limit renal
injury? - ANSWER-vancomycin
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What class of antibiotics can lead to hearing loss? -
ANSWER-aminoglycosides, glycopeptides (vancomycin)
A patient taking metronidazole (flagyl) should avoid.... -
ANSWER-alcohol
A patient on oral contraceptives who is prescribed
antibiotics should be told to do what? - ANSWER-use 2
forms of birth control
If a patient is started on a new antibiotic & develops
wheezing - they should do what? - ANSWER-seek
emergency medical treatment
What class of antibiotic can cause tendon rupture? -
ANSWER-fluoroquinolones
Patients who are taking warfarin (coumadin) & prescribed
antibiotics should have what checked regularly? -
ANSWER-INR
Viruses and fungi are not susceptible to what type of anti-
infective medication? - ANSWER-antibiotics
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Azithromycin has extended what to make the course of
treatment shorter than other antibiotics? - ANSWER-Half
life
A patient on the antiviral acyclovir should have the function
of which organs, closely monitored? - ANSWER-kidneys
Isoniazid, used to treat TB, can cause serious problems
with which organ? - ANSWER-liver
A patient on anti-retroviral medications for HIV should be
told to do what often to prevent opportunistic infections
from occurring? - ANSWER-wash hands
Abruptly stopping the administration of this drug class can
cause Addison's disease? - ANSWER-glucocorticoids
Smoking, age 35 and older, uterine cancer, pregnancy,
and history of DVT are all contraindications for what class
of medications? - ANSWER-hormonal contraceptives
RASMUSSEN PHARM EXAM 3 NEWEST COMPLETE
90 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
||VERIFIED EXAM!!||(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!!
Which medication is often prescribed to treat fungal
infections of the mouth associated with oral steroid use? -
ANSWER-Nystatin
What class of antibiotics is effective against legionella,
pertussis, and H. pylori? - ANSWER-macrolides
All antibiotics should be taken with adequate amounts of
what fluid in order to protect the kidneys? - ANSWER-
water
If ordered, the antibiotic ceftriaxone (rocephin) can be
mixed with what - in order to reduce the pain of an IM
injection? - ANSWER-lidocaine
If you are administering an IV antibiotic & the patient
develops a rash - what should you do? - ANSWER-stop
the infusion and alert the physician
,2|Page
Which medication requires peak and tough levels to be
drawn to ensure maximum effectiveness & limit renal
injury? - ANSWER-vancomycin
Why are patients with tuberculosis more likely to be on
more than one antibiotic - due to the likelihood of the
bacteria developing what? - ANSWER-resistance
Antibiotic use in women can lead to what type of vaginal
infection? - ANSWER-Fungal infection - yeast, candidiasis
Red man syndrome is associated with what antibiotic? -
ANSWER-vancomycin
What antibiotic can stain the teeth of young children,
cause photosensitivity, and should not be taken with milk?
- ANSWER-tetracycline
What medication requires peak and trough levels to be
drawn to ensure maximum effectiveness and limit renal
injury? - ANSWER-vancomycin
,3|Page
What class of antibiotics can lead to hearing loss? -
ANSWER-aminoglycosides, glycopeptides (vancomycin)
A patient taking metronidazole (flagyl) should avoid.... -
ANSWER-alcohol
A patient on oral contraceptives who is prescribed
antibiotics should be told to do what? - ANSWER-use 2
forms of birth control
If a patient is started on a new antibiotic & develops
wheezing - they should do what? - ANSWER-seek
emergency medical treatment
What class of antibiotic can cause tendon rupture? -
ANSWER-fluoroquinolones
Patients who are taking warfarin (coumadin) & prescribed
antibiotics should have what checked regularly? -
ANSWER-INR
Viruses and fungi are not susceptible to what type of anti-
infective medication? - ANSWER-antibiotics
, 4|Page
Azithromycin has extended what to make the course of
treatment shorter than other antibiotics? - ANSWER-Half
life
A patient on the antiviral acyclovir should have the function
of which organs, closely monitored? - ANSWER-kidneys
Isoniazid, used to treat TB, can cause serious problems
with which organ? - ANSWER-liver
A patient on anti-retroviral medications for HIV should be
told to do what often to prevent opportunistic infections
from occurring? - ANSWER-wash hands
Abruptly stopping the administration of this drug class can
cause Addison's disease? - ANSWER-glucocorticoids
Smoking, age 35 and older, uterine cancer, pregnancy,
and history of DVT are all contraindications for what class
of medications? - ANSWER-hormonal contraceptives
